Tulelake hasn't had much luck against Modoc recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Tulelake Honkers just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Modoc Braves at 4:10 p.m. Tulelake has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last five games.
Tulelake's tournament run continued when they took on Portola on Friday. Tulelake took a hard 71-54 fall against Portola. While losing is never fun, the Honkers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 859th, while the Tigers are ranked 411th).
Meanwhile, Modoc waltzed into their match on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They claimed a resounding 66-39 victory over the Bulldogs. With that win, the Braves brought their scoring average up to 50.9 points per game.
Tulelake better keep an eye on Jordyn Sandage. She was instrumental in Modoc's win, going 6 for 13 on her way to 16 points in addition to seven steals and six boards. That's the most steals Sandage has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Mackenzie Diven, who posted 11 points along with seven assists and seven boards.
Modoc smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in eight consecutive games.
Modoc is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Tulelake, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Tulelake was taken down by Modoc 51-5 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Tulelake was down 27-2.
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